Explore the challenges and solutions of running distributed systems across multiple Kubernetes clusters in this 25-minute conference talk. Delve into the experience of deploying a distributed database across different regions and cloud providers. Learn about common networking and service discovery problems encountered, various solutions attempted, and current operational practices. Gain insights into future improvements from projects like Istio. Discover topics such as multi-region deployment rationale, networking requirements, Kubernetes networking solutions, static pod placement, host networks, external load balancers, Pod IPs, and custom DNS implementations.